NASA NTRS · 19860027068
Dust devils on Mars
Abstract
Viking Orbiter photographic imagery has confirmed the occurrence of dust devils on Mars. The images were of small bright clouds with long, tapered shadows viewed from a nearly-nadir angle. Spectra of the features were consistent with dust and not condensates. A maximum height of 6.8 km and width of 1 km were measured. The dust devils appeared on smooth planes, and had average dimensions of 2 km height and 200 m diam, carrying 3000 kg of dust. The data may be of use in interpreting convective processes on earth.
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Thomas, P., Gierasch, P. J.. 1985-10-11. Dust devils on Mars. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19860027068
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